. >> reporter: barbara has her menu. >> we're preparing a rack of lamb. i'm doing a tenderloin. >> we're preparing ham and mashed potatoes and all the traditional christmas dinners. >> and gravy. >> lamb and wild rice and salad and i'm going to make a vegetable casserole. >> reporter: don't forget the hunt for the perfect ham. >> spiral. >> reporter: what makes the perfect ham for dinner? >> on the plate. >> reporter: roll lad is a man ho -- roland is a man who has been cutting meat for decades. >> one that doesn't have too much water to is, spiral sliced. saves a lot of work. >> reporter: it's not all about the ham this year. >> i'm looking for a turkey substitute. >> reporter: the name of the game? divide and conquer. >> my husband is doing the cooking. i'm doing the shopping. we've split the chores. >> reporter: the feast has to be good, right? because as she wished, the redskins won. >> it will go. it will work. dinner is going to be great. >> reporter: in bethesda, surae chinn, 9news. >>> dozens of homeless people in our region received a gourmet bre